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The Most PrOsperous Tropical Island.

Java is recorded "a the most fertile and
prosperous tropical island on the globe.
1t is south of Borneo, and the fourth
island of the Malavan archipelago in size,
having an area of so, 260 square miles 1t
is colonial possession of Holland. The
surface of the island is mountainous, a
range of lofty peaks running from one
end of the island to the other, and an
other range skirting the south coast. All
of these mountains are Of volcanic forma-
ton, and there are on the island thirty
eight volcanoes, the most Of them con-
stantly active. Some of the most terrible
cruptions on record have occurred on this
island. Between the peaks of the noun
tains in the central part of the island are
several plateaus which are very fertile,
and have a delightful climate, owing to
their elevation above the hot districts of
the shore. Along the north side of the
island Is long, low, and very fertile
plain. All of the island is well watered
The seasons are two, the wet and the dry,
and the temperature Of the island is very
equable. All tropical fruits, birds and
animals abound in the lowlands, and on
the high plateaus all grains and fruits of
temperate climates can be successfully
raised.
Java is one of the principal coffee
growing countries in the world; sugar is
next in importance; then comes rice, of
which two crops are annually raised; in
digo, pepper, tea, and tobacco are also
exported The population of Java is es-
timated at over II, 800, 900. About 30
coo Europeans reside on the island there
are about 100, 900 Chinese, and some
20. 900 Arabs and other foreign Orien-
tails; the rest are natives. The Javanese
are almost entirely occupied in agricul- |
lure, though they have some knowledge 1
of the mechanic arts, and make bricks |
and tiles, build houses and boats, and 1
work in metals with some skill. The /
women of the country also weave astout |
cotton cloth, and make a coarse silk /
cloth from raw silk imported from China
The ancestors of the present race of jaw
anese must have had considerable knowl- /
edge of architecture, judging from the /
remarkable spectacle of ancient temples, |
most ofthem in ruins, to be seen through |
out the island, but this knowledge has
been entirely lost. The Javanese have .
MADE some progress IN music, OF wmch I
they are passionately fond, and they have
both wind and stringed instruments. In
religion the Javanese are Mohammedans,
this faith having been established among
them by the Arabs in the fifteenth cen
fury. The principal unit in Javanese
politics is the village. whese officers are
all elected by the people, and are charged
with the collection of the taxes and the
of public order The native
rulers are allowed by the Dutch to retain
their rank and nominal power as regents,
but the real power is in the Governor
General appointed. by the Netherlands /
who is assisted by Vice
President and a council of four, and has
orders directly from the King of Hol-
land.-IHter- Dean.
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Maypoie Customs.

A correspondent sends 10 London
Notes and Queries the following particu-
Lars Of the maypole customs at Halt
whistle. in the county of Ncrthumber-
land. England. The maypole was usually
some seventy or eighty feet in height. 1t
was made Of the two best trees that could
be found on some neighboring estate,
and which had been secretly chosen some
time before BY the youth of the town.
The msypole was set up Oh May IA lone
Of the half yearly fair days in the market
place. The night before, the youth Of
Halfwhisfie, who had forcibly requisi-
toned the best horses they could find,
started for secret destination
for the maypole was in
variably a stolen one. Sometimes the
gamekeepers offered resistance: but If the
fownsmen could get the trees into Halt
whistle, then they were claimed by
the lords of the manor as waits, and no
interference was allowed with them. The
pole was decked with ribbons, holly, and
a windmill on the top, and was the centre
Of rural festivities Of the usual nature.
In the evening it was pulled down and
sold by auction, the proceeds being spent
in drink. which seems TO account for the
great stress laid by my infomAnts on the
fact that they always took the very best
trees they could find. The advent of the
rurai policeman killed the maypole al
Haltwhistle. The May fair ia still held,
but q strict Interpretation of tine law has
robbed i Of its central ornament.
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The Gems Of the twelve Months.

In Poland the people have a singular
superstition that each month has a par
ticular gem associated with it, which
governs and influences the destiny of the
person born in that month.
Thus, January has jacinth, or garnet,
which denotes constancy and fidelity in
every engagement. February-Amethyst,
insuring peace of mind Marcia
bloodstone, dcnoting courage and
secrecy in dangerous enterprises April
Sapphire or diamond, signifying re-
pentance and innocence. May-The
green emerald, typical of love June
An agate meaning long life and health.
July-Ruby or cornelian, which insmes
the forgetfulneSs or cure of evils spring
ing from friendship or love. August
Sardonyx, happy married life
September Chrysoliic, which preserves
from folly. October-Aquamarinc or
opal, which denotes both misfortune and
hope. November-Th Topaz, bringing
the owner fidelity and friendship. De
cember Turquoise or malachite. signi-
flying the most brilliant success and hap
piness.-AmeriodH Aqrieulturid.
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What Pompeii Died or

A Post-ErPress reporter CHANGED to be
standing beside the delivery desk of one
of the city libraries when well dressed
lady of thirty approached the desk. The
librarian was cutting the leaves of new
copy Of the "Last Days of Pompeii, -
every now and then stopping to read a
passage from the famous novel. The
lady glanced around listless and said :
81 would like to find something new in
the way of nice reading. Nothing very
strong, you know, something light and
amusing. That is a nice looking book
you have there. What is itin
at is the last Days of Pompeii."
Last Days of Pompeii,' Pompeii-
Pompeii-who was Pompeiil What did
he die of never could bear tragedy
Il believe he died of an eruption.
Yes, this is rather tragical," replied the
librarian with the faintest smile imagin-
able. The. lady departed after securing
something light and amusing, and with
out the slightest idea that she had fur
nished any amusement-R0 Rochester Pot
ErDreSs.
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Had thc CoMhor ALONG.

1t was on a train coming East from
Chicago. In the smoking car was a pas
senger who had been out in the cattle
country for several years He was a
small man, having soft white hands and
very mild look, and one of the pas
sengers presently observed:
$50 you've been in the country, Ell 2"
Yes, sir
''Had to 90 armed, | suppose n
Eyes, all men out there go armed
Saw Mexicans, Ell ~
"Yes, sir, few
"And cowboys ~
''Yes, sir
Ever have any trouble with a COW
boy U
'sYes. sir, once"
And do you mean to say that you
came out of it alive n
Il do, sir"
'And-and what become of the cow
boy ~
II have him here, SIR" replied the
little man, and opening his valise he took
out cowboys sombrero with a bullet
hole through the front, and then open
ing a small parcel he brought out well
preserved human ear.
.'well, by George r. gaspod the in
quisitiye passenger, and he began shrink
ing up and whiting away until when the
little man looked around for him he had
entirely disappeared.-De,roit Fres Pres.
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NIGHT

stand where the moons pale silver
Lies dreaming on the sea,
Across the waves in trembling lines
OF glittering filigree,
And where from heavens far-OH heights
The stars look down on me.
The dense black folds of sleeping waves,
With sluuberous, heightened swells,
The crescent curve OF murmuring sands
Dotted with cleaning shells,
And floating past in hollow tones
\ Shostly sound Of bells.
far out dusky vessel swings,
Atanchor safe she rides,
And swaying chains clank mournfully
Against her Shadowy sides
Secure in Oceans arms she rests,
Rocked by the pnlsing tides.
The moon goes slowly up the heights
Above the milky way
Pale Dian of the silver bow.
Who searches for the day;
Up, up through dusky midnight leagues,
Past flying eloud-shapes gray.
And overhead Orion waits
To usher in the dawn,
When sheer a-down the sable Steps
The lingering stars have gone;
And still, like silent soldiery,
The waves march on and on.
Oh. night, 8 thou art beautiful.
oh, night, as thou art grand,
Speak to my soul in whispers here
Beside this quiet strand;
What means thy solemn mystery
That broods Ger sea and landl
-Ernext l.Gade,,
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The Shaker Dance.

The expression on the faces of the
men and women was not solemn, but
meoccupied, religious and absorbed. 1t
was evident that this dancing and palm
gesturing is subordinate to a general sys-
tenn of suiting the action to the word,
which is destined to emphasize the poetry
of sentiment by adding to it the poetry
of motion. Hence, when the visiting
elderess from Mt. Lebanon told the con
qregation that her associate elderess was
detained and could not come, but sent
her love to them, Elder Avery remarked :
sLet US all gather in our sisters love. y
Thereupon the entire congregation threw
out their palms and returned them with
waving motion toward their hearts,
each one whispering, 1--WE gather in our
sisters love-" repeating this gesture
several times, but all in unison.
The combined dancing, bowling, ges-
turing and palm-waving does succeed in
absorbing more of the attention of those
who participate in it. and is more of =
drill in social unity, than mere singing.
1t adds TO the unitizing power of singing
something of the good-fellowship which
is encouraged and created by military
drill. Magazine,
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The Insect World.

Were it possible to take census Of the
individual insects upon the globe, the
result must be an array of figures of
whose meaning we could form little con-
ception. Members Of each species multi
ply in countless millions. yet even the
number Of distinct species is so great
that we can hardly do more than guess at
it. Entomologists generally concede that
upward of 100, 600 species of insects
have been recognized, and some authors
place the number as high as $50, 600,
while it is probable that these may repre-
sent not more than tenth Of the num-
Der actually inhabiting the earth's sur
face. Probably not less than oRe-half
of the indicated FORMS" says Professor
Heilprin. ''belong to the order Coleop-
terra, or beetles, which is by far the most
numerously represented Of all the orders.
The Lepidoptera, or butterflies, have
thus far Welded some Is, 600 species
or about thirteenth of the total num-
Der GOO, 600 estimated by Spcyer for
the world at large-and an equal number
may, perhaps, be credited to the Hy-
menoptcra (bccs, wasps and ants, the
Hemiptera bug, and Dipten flies.
The OrthOptera, or straight-winged IN
scots, which include the locusts, grass
hoppers. etc, are considerably less
numerous, while the species of netted
forms CNeuroptera) probably number
ouly about ., 600 The insects are most
numerously developed; in the tropics, but
they arc by no means rare in the coolest
regions reached by man. Sir George
Mares brought home oless than forty
five species Of true insects from, beyond
the seventy eighth parallel Of 10 ,ude in
Grinnell Land, and more than 800 in Ice
land. Many OF the insects of earlier
geological ages arc known to us as fossils
from the rocks. these being found by
Mr.. S. II. Scudder to embrace at the
present time at least =, 800 species.
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PITII AND POINT.

Out OF season-an empty pepper box.
To make Roman punch, call him a
liar mRipey Sytiqgs
All men try to get the earth, but the
earth gets them. This is not a joke; it IS
the grave truth Washington Critic.
Old lady" How often does this ele1
vator come DOWN. Elevator boy-"Be1
tween the up-trips, ma'am.-Tid- Bits.
4 man who hunts rats NAV be called
a ratter, but woman who hunts moths
is not necessarily mother.-SprinQrield
Union.
In the matter of speed there is great
similarity between flash of lightning
and bit of unfounded gossip.-St.
Adams Messenger.
A lawyer may not be at all fastidious
in dressing, but no one likes to come out
in a new suit any better than he does
Merchant Irareier.
Tired Reporter Mr.. Shears, the man
you sent me to interview got mad. - Able
EditOr-"He did.' " And choked me. vi
" lc powers And kicked me down
stairs The low-liying scondrell Spell
his name wrong. OmdAG World
Sick Husband-'Did the doctor say
that l am to take all that medicinef
Wife-"Yes, dear Sick Husband
''Why, there is enough in that bottle to
kill a mule - Wife (anxiously)-
had better be careful, John Boston
Herald.
"What makes Mr.. Pottleton so un-
popular, / wonder2 Hes a good looking
young man and quite intelligent ''Yes
but he writes poetry .'Wcll that isn't
crime against society, is itl" mo.
But he insists on reading it to you, too"
Torn Topics.
The fourth finger of the left hand has
from the earliest date been used as
wedding ring finger. The ancient belief
was that nerve in this finger
went directly TO the heart. The
modern belief is that the nerve leads
directly to the pocketbook, and strange
to say, after the ring IS bought, the
modern terminus OF that nerve is often
lighter than the ancient one ever could
have 'been.-Jeue'er's lFeeliy.
There is a man in our town, and he is wor-
drous wise,
Whenever he writes the printer-man he dot
teth all his is;
And when he's dotted all OF them with great
sang fT0id and ease,
He punctuates each paragraph, and crosses
all his is.
Upon one side alone he writes, and never rolls
his leaves:
And from the man Of ink smile, and mark
insert receives
And when a question he doth ask taught
wisely he has been,) -
He doth the goodly two-cent stamp, for post
age back, put in
St .JoSsph Herald
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The Universal Language.

Volapuk is the invention of the Rev.
Father Johann Martin Schleyer, of Con-
stance, Baden, Germany, lie is an &C
complished linguist, having for forty-six
years been interested in the study Of
language. He can speak and write
twenty-eight tongues, including the
Chinese and three African languages,
and IS also eminent as a priest, hymnolO-
gist and religious editor. He invented
his universal language in 1875, announced
it in 1879, and had so far perfected it in
1881 as to publish in that year 4 small
book, entitled; ''Entwurf elmer Welts-
prache fur ale gcbildte Erdbewohner
(''Plan of Universal Language for all
the Civilized Inhabitants of the Earth').
Thus the name, Volapuk, roId, meaning
of the world, and pix, language. The
Volapuk grammar can lie learned in an
hour, and, as the variations of the nounsan
verbs arc indicated by thcvowcis taken in
their regular order, they arc not easily
forgotten The principal labor necessary
to acquire the language consists. there
fore, in memorizing the vocabulary. On
the continent it has gained in popularity
very rapidly during the last two or three
wears, so that there are now at least TO-,
900 persons who are familiar with and
use it. There are eight monthly periodi
Gals printed wholly in Volapuk or partly
in Volapuk and partly in other languages
.AmericaH Magazine.
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WORDS OF wIsDOM.
Wrinkles are the tombs of love.

Wrinkles are the tombs of love.
To makes pleasures pleasant shorten
them.
The man who procrastinates struggles
with ruin.
Well-arranged time is a sign of a we'll
ordered mind
The smallest act of charity shall stand
Us in great stead.
A noble nature can alone attract the
noble, and alone knows how to retain
them.
Circumstances form the character; but.
like petrifying matters, they harden while
they form.
The great high road of human welfare
lies along the old highway of steadfast
well doing.
Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold Of it by the handle of
anxiety or the handle of faith.
In life it is difficult to say who do you
the most mischief-enemies with the
worst intentions, or friends with the best
The intellect of man sits enthroned
visibly upon mis- forehead and in his eye;
and the heart is written upon his conn-
tenance.
We sleep, but the loom never stops,
and the pattern which was weaving when
the sun went down is weaving when it
comes up tomorrow.
Count your resources; learn what yo
are not fit for, and give up wishing fori it
Learn what you can do, and do it with
the energy of a man.
The essential difference between
good and a bad education is this, that
tho fsfi1e1 draws the child on by max
ing it sweet to him; the latter drives
the child to learn, by making it sour to
him if he does not.
A tender-hearted and compassionate
which inclines men to pity /
and feel the misfortune of others, and |
which is even for - own sake incapable /
Of involving any man in ruin and misery, /
is of all tempers of mind the most amiable; /
and, though it seldom receives much
honor, is worthy of the highest.
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Recipes.

ScoTcH CAKES-Stirto together 4 pounds
oatmeal, . pounds wheat flour, table
spoons brown sugar, J teaspoon soda and
II pounds lard, adding sufficient water
to form a stiff batter. Roll thin, cut in
squares and bake in quick oven.
ONION SoUP.-Slice dozen middle
sized onions with Glove of garlic; stew
them an hour and half over a slow fire,
with piece of butter, pour in some warm
water, seasoned with sweet herbs, and
add salt and pepper; make the whole
into soup and serve it mixed with any
good kind of cheese, grated.
FROSTED PEAcHEs.-Whisk the whites
of three eggs to standing froth, to
which add two tablespoons water. In
this dip each of twelve rich freestone
peaches and then roll in powdered sugar.
Set up carefully on the stem end upon
sheet of white paper, exposed to the
sun. When half dry roll again in sugar
and expose to the sun until perfectly dry,
and when cool arrange on a glass dish
for the table. Garnish with green leaves.
CANDTED CHERRIEs.-Ma a syrup
of two pounds of loaf sugar and a cup OF
water, and boil until thick enough 10
pull. Then remove TO the side OF the
range until it shows signs of granulation.
When crystals adhere to the spoon drop
in the cherries, carefully stoned, a few
at a time, allowing them to lie in the
boiling syrup two minutes, and remove
to a sieve set over dish. Shake gently,
but long, and turn the cherries out upon
a cool, broad dish.
MEAT AND POTATO PUFFs.-With two
eggs, well beaten, mix sufficient guam
tity of mashed potatoes to whip to a cream,
adding gradually cup Of milk Then
add flour enough to allow the mass being
rolled out into a sheet, cut this into
squares, aud in the centre of each lay a
slice of beef or mutton, well seasoned
with pepper and salt, and spread with
or catsup. Lay on this slice
Of ham Of the same shape and size, fold
the paste into a triangular turnover,
printing the edges deeply, and fry in
butter to nice brown. When done lay
them on white paper for a moment to alb
serb the grease and serve hot.
To PREPARE TRIPE.-In the first
place. taxi some strong Irvine to sew it
up, with stitches about half an inch long, J.
hen rinse it in three or four waters, take /
bout two quarts of air-slacked lime and |
-ub on to every part, and have ready
lailful of nearly scalding hot water and 4
pour on to it; turn it over number of /
lines so every part will come in contact
With the hot water In few minutes it /
will be ready to scrape, which should be
lone with n dull knife. If any part
-efuses to yield, put on a little more lime
md hot water, rinse in two more waters
hen cut it open and rinse again. Cut it
n pieces six or eight inches square, and
ct it soak few hours, then take each
piece separately on to a meat board and
grape and pick off all the superfuous
natter that may be on it, let it soak fol
bout three days, changing the water
vice day, and scrape and pick it each
Boil eight hours, changing
he water twice.
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Taking the Census.

81 have scheme to make some money
when the next census is taken in Da-
kota, said one Sioux Falls man to an
other.
''What is itln
"Why, I'll make proposition to the
Legislature to take the census of the
towns at about five dollars per town and
make whole barrel of money"
why, you couldn't make ccnts-sss
that rate I"
Couldn't, hey7 Well, l know 1 could
get rich at it. can take the census of a
town for fifty cents. You see I'll give a
man halfa dollar to hitch up a sick horse
and drive it out on the main street and
let it lie down, and then after about five
minutes I'll get up Oh the wagon and
count 'em. "-Ddk0td BcR.
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